Course curriculum

  • 1

    1. Introduction

    • Welcome to the course

    • Introducing the Numeracy Skills Diagnostic Quiz

    • Numeracy Skills Diagnostic Quiz
  • 2

    2. The Basics of Numeracy

    • Using the 24 hour clock for recording time

    • QUIZ - 24 hour clock

    • Place Value

    • QUIZ - Place Value

    • Rounding to the nearest whole number

    • QUIZ - Rounding to the nearest whole number

    • Addition

    • QUIZ - Addition

    • Subtraction

    • QUIZ - Subtraction

    • Short Multiplication

    • QUIZ - Short Multiplication

    • Long Multiplication

    • QUIZ - Long Multiplication

    • Short Division (part 1)

    • QUIZ - Short Division 1

    • Short Division (part 2)

    • QUIZ - Short Division 2

    • Long Division (part 1)

    • QUIZ - Long Division 1

    • Long Division (part 2)

    • QUIZ - Long Division 2
  • 3

    3. Moving on: Fractions and Percentages

    • Simplifying Fractions 1 (the basics)

    • QUIZ - Simplifying Fractions 1

    • Simplifying Fractions 2 (a bit more challenging)

    • QUIZ - Simplifying Fractions 2

    • Finding the Fraction of a Value

    • QUIZ - Fraction of a Value

    • Finding the Percentage of a Value 1

    • QUIZ - Percentage of a Value 1

    • Finding the Percentage of a Value 2

    • QUIZ - Percentage of a Value 2
  • 4

    4. Using Numeracy in Drug Calculations

    • Converting between Metric Units

    • QUIZ - Converting between metric units

    • Fluid Balance (applying skills of subtraction)

    • QUIZ - Fluid Balance

    • Peak-Flow (applying skills of percentage)

    • QUIZ - Peak Flow

    • Tablet Doses (applying skills of conversion & fractions)

    • QUIZ - Tablet Doses

    • Liquid Dosage (applying skills of fractions, multiplying and converting units)

    • QUIZ - Liquid Dosage

    • Weight-Dependent Liquid Doses (fractions, multiplying, converting units)

    • QUIZ - Weight-Dependent Liquid Doses.

    • Infusions / 'Giving sets' (applying skills of fractions, multiplying, rounding and converting units)

    • QUIZ - Giving Set Infusions
  • 5

    5. External Resources

    • National Numeracy - Getting on with Numbers